Apple eyes bigger slice of India’s streaming, music market with Airtel deal
Apple is tying up with India’s Airtel to offer the telecom firm’s premium customers its music and video streaming services for free.
China’s Nongfu Spring sees shares fall over 12% as beverage maker’s profit growth slows
Shares of China’s largest bottled water producer Nongfu Spring slumped after posting a sharp slowdown in its half-year profit growth.
JD.com shares climb after announcing $5 billion share buyback, outperforming decline in Hang Seng
The announcement is JD.com’s second buyback this year, after announcing a $3 billion buyback in March.
Bank of Japan to begin initial research to include wage trends in ‘tankan’ business survey
The BOJ said on Tuesday it would start preliminary research on including wage-related items in its quarterly “tankan” survey to more accurately reflect wage trends.
Hybe, K-pop’s largest agency, gains $282 million in market cap after sublabel CEO steps down
Min reportedly said, however, that “the decision was illegal” and made “unilaterally.”
Chinese EV company Xpeng sees shares pop 6% after it launches mass-market car
Xpeng shares rose after the Chinese electric car company said prices for its new mass-market Mona brand would start as low as $16,812, far below that of Tesla.
China Evergrande’s EV arm warns of bigger first-half loss on impairment provisions
China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle said it expected to report a bigger loss for the first half of 2024, reflecting an increase in provision for impairments.
CNBC Daily Open: Stocks up ahead of Nvidia earnings
Stocks edged higher ahead of Nvidia’s earnings report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out a 0.02% increase, marking its second consecutive record close.
Bitcoin falls for a fourth day, dipping below $60,000, as investors brace for Nvidia earnings
Cryptocurrencies extended losses on Wednesday following a jump in liquidations and as investors braced for Nvidia earnings.
Asia-Pacific markets fall as Australia reports higher-than-expected inflation
Australia’s inflation numbers will be watched after minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia revealed that the central bank considered raising interest rates.
